railway
RSS railwayManchester United Know the Importance of Using the Best Defence
White Paper Formed in 1878, as Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway), becoming Manchester United in 1902. The name Manchester United needs no introduction. The challenge was to ensure that customers feel confident when... [01 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Software - keep it short and sweet
Comment But that light in the distance may well be the end of the tunnel and not an approaching railway engine about to crash! Compiled in a car park in Redcar UK, edited in my garden on a warm summer evening, and dispatched to... [07 Sep 2009]
O2 gets into bed with BT wi-fi
News Many of the new Openzone hotspots are in locations such as railway stations, airport lounges, conference centres and motorway service stations, as well as in Caffè Nero and Starbucks coffee shops, and Hilton hotels. [29 Jun 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News Carter's Digital Britain report also flags up other transport comms gaps which he believes need plugging - noting there has been a failure to provide "reliable and consistent" mobile broadband coverage on the UK's... [17 Jun 2009]
China Academy of Railway Sciences Gets on the Right Track With ProCurve Network
White Paper The China Academy of Railway Sciences is a leading technology enterprise, responsible for the scientific progress of China's railway systems. After several years of analyzing throughput, the Academy had... [12 Jun 2009]
Catherine Doran
CIO Profile She said at the time: "What we have now is really a very complicated technology infrastructure, which sits at the heart of the railway industry. Since becoming director of corporate development in October 2008, Catherine... [02 Jun 2009]
Epicor Software Case Study: The Dutch Railway
White Paper Every day, the Dutch Railway (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) transports over a million passengers and plays a crucial role in the area of mobility in the Netherlands. An elaborate infrastructure - both logistical and technology... [30 May 2009]
Bangalore bashing: Recession gets nasty
Comment The Anti-American Imperialism Forum marched through the crowded Mahatma Gandhi Road, through the debris and blockades of the upcoming metro railway construction, and stomped into the Bank of America building. [28 May 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.05.09
Round-Up Researchers from a security conference asked commuters at London railway stations what it would take to tempt them to download and hand over sensitive company information to a stranger - offering incentives ranging from... [01 May 2009]
BNSF Railway Automates Change Management to Keep Business on Track
White Paper In 2005, BNSF Railway became one of the first companies in the railroad industry to deploy an extensive wireless network and automate the management of its IT infrastructure. It's a strategic initiative that ultimately... [18 Mar 2009]
SAS Drives Web-Based Management Information System
White Paper In large organizations like the Belgian national railway company (SNCB-NMBS), reporting takes place at many levels. The sheer amount of data, however, makes it difficult to gather information and finalize reports on time. [02 Mar 2009]
Photos: Is it a tram? Is it a train? No, it's superbus!
Photo The £116m project will build a guided busway along the route of a disused railway from St Ives to Cambridge. A second guided busway will also be constructed to run from Cambridge Railway Station through... [03 Feb 2009]
Catherine Doran, CIO, Network Rail
Comment Doran says: "What we have now is really a very complicated technology infrastructure, which sits at the heart of the railway industry. In tandem with Network Rail's tough targets for operating cost cuts is a programme... [18 Nov 2008]
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System for the Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Equipment
White Paper Modern railway networks are equipped with Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) systems to facilitate train traffic control. Due to the variety and large number of such CTC field equipment, railway companies... [14 Oct 2008]
Free wi-fi steams into St Pancras
News As well as wi-fi hotspots popping up at railway stations, onboard train wi-fi services are proliferating and also being used as a tool to attract travellers. Does your local railway station offer free... [06 Aug 2008]
